MENTAL ASSESSMENT OF CHILD AND ADOLESCENTS IN HEALTH MEASURE

2016-12-30T05-15-21Z
Source: Cukurova Medical Journal
Serhat Nasıroğlu.
Objective: The aim of this study is to examine the diagnoses of psychiatric disorders and socio-demographic variablesof children and adolescents whose health is taken care of by juvenile courts and directed to the clinic of child and adolescent psychiatry. Methods: The children and adolescents who were admitted to Sakarya University Child and Adolescent Psychiatry clinic due to health precaution were retrospectively analyzed for their psychiatric diagnosis, education, and sociodemographic characteristics. Findings: Children and adolescents were not diagnosed at 15%, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder at 15%, Fungal Retardation at 17%, and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder + Behavior Disorder at 26.3% and other diagnoses at 45% . In 79% of children and adolescents drug treatment is applied. 50% of children and adolescents come from the province center and the rest come from other provinces. 28% of children and adolescents left school. Conclusion: This study showed that children taken health care by They have been diagnosed with psychiatric disorders. Further studies are needed in our country to determine the risk and protective factors that affect the mental health of accepted children in the child protection system


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